Upcoming List

Introduction

The Upcoming List block can be used to display a list of upcoming anniversaries, birthdays, membership or other date events added to an entry.

Important

This feature is only available in WordPress 5.0 or newer when using the Gutenberg Post Editor.

Settings

Type

This option allows you to control the listed upcoming dates from anniversaries, birthdays, membership or other registered date events.

Default:Birthday

Style

Using this option you choose between a dark and light template.

Default:Light

Heading

Enter the heading you wish to have displayed above the list. You can use %d as a placeholder for the number of days ahead the list is configured to display.

Example:Birthdays in the next %d days.(%d will be released by the number of days)

Default:blank (no heading)

Display last name?

Turing this option on will display the entry’s last name. When turned off, the last name will not be displayed. This is so the list can be publicly displayed without revealing to the world at large the full name of the entry.

Default:Off

Number of Days

Use this option to choose how many days ahead that the list should display. For example, setting this option to 7 will display a list of upcoming events that occur within the next 7 days.

Default:30

Include Today?

Whether or not to include the current date (today) in the list.

Default: On

Year Display

Use this option to configure how the year is displayed.

Options:

Original Year :: Choose this option to have the year of the date entered displayed.

Upcoming Year :: This option will display the next date in which the event occurs. For example, if a birthday was added to an entry with a date of 2/21/1973, the year displayed would be the current year (ie. 2018 instead of 1973) if today is before the next occurance. If today is after the next occurance the next years date will be displayed (ie. 2019 instead of 1973). This option is useful if you do not wish to publicly disclose the birthday or anniversary date of an individual.

Years Since :: This will option display the number of years which have passed since the date entered. For example if the date 1/1/1973 was entered, choosing this option will display 45 Years.

Default:Upcoming Year

Important

For the you to be displayed, you must configure the Date Format option to display the year.

No Results Notice

This message is displayed when there are no upcoming event dates within the specified number of days.